TOUCHING PHOTO POSTED BY BROTHER OF JOJO NICHOLAS HOLDING HANDS WITH THE YOUNG MAN WHO IS FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE. FRIENDS AND FAMILY CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR JOJO NICHOLAS AS HE REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AT JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. LEIGH ANNE IS LIVE AT THE HOSPITAL WITH A UPDATE AT NOON. CONSTANCE, AS YOU SAY, LATEST ON THE CONDITION. MIAMI BEACH POLICE TELLING US HE IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION, 24 HOURS AFTER THE WRECK. YOU GUYS SAW IT HERE, ON LOCAL 10. WHILE WE STILL DO NOT KNOW ABOUT EXACTLY HOW FAST HE WAS GOING. OR IF ALCOHOL PLAYED A ROLE. HIS FAMILY IS TRYING TO WAIT TO SEE IF HIS CONDITION IMPROVES. THEY ARE PRAYING FOR THAT. AND THEY SAY THEY WOULD LIKE YOU TO DO THE SAME. THE FAMILY OF 24-YEAR-OLD JOJO NICHOLAS IS STILL HOLDING ON TO HOPE AND HOLDING ON TO JOJO. IN THIS PHOTO POSTED BY HIS OLDER BROTHER ABNER, YOU CAN SEE HIM GRIPPING JOJO'S HAND. HE WRITES THE BEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL THINGS CANNOT BE SEEN OR TOUCHED. THEY MUST BE FELT WITH THE HEART. THE HEARTS OF THIS FAMILY SHATTERED AROUND 5:00 TUESDAY MORNING WHEN NICHOLAS CRASHED HIS GRAY LEXIS RIGHT INTO THE BACK OF AN 18-WHEELER WESTBOUND LANES OF THE MACARTHUR CAUSEWAY. TRACTOR TRAILER WAS STOPPED AT THE LIGHT. LIGHT CHANGED HE STARTED TO PROCEED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND AT WHICH POINT THE CAR REAR ENDED HIM. END OF A FUN NIGHT. NICHOLAS CELEBRATED ABOUT CELEBRATING AND DRINKS BEFORE THE CRASH. WE HAVE NOT DETERMINED WHO IS AT FAULT OR IF ALCOHOL WAS PRESENT. FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS ARE BY THE SIDE SINCE YESTERDAY. WHEN THEY FIRST ARRIVED AT JACKSON. EVEN HIS FORMER COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACH AL GOLDEN TEARING UP AT THE NEWS. IN A MESSAGE TO LOCAL TERN HIS BROTHER SAID THAT QUOTE AT THE MOMENT WE WOULD ONLY LIKE TO SAY THAT JOJO IS IN THE GAME. HE IS FIGHTING JUST AS EXPECTED. AND WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT. LOVE. PRAYERS. AND WE ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO PRAY AND FEED HIM POSITIVE ENERGY. WE ALSO SAW MESSAGES FROM SUPPORT FROM FORMER HURRICANE FOOTBALL PLAYERS, WHO PLAYED ALONGSIDE OF HIM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI. AND WE ARE EXPECTING TO GET THE RESULTS OF THOSE TOXICOLOGY TESTS, IN THE COMING DAYS.

MIAMI -

A former University of Miami football player remains in critical condition after he was injured in a crash Tuesday morning in the westbound lanes of the MacArthur Causeway.

Miami Beach police said the driver of the gray Lexus that crashed into the back of the truck was former Miami football player JoJo Nicolas.

"At this point, we have not determined who is at fault or if alcohol was present because of the nature of (the victim's) injuries," Miami Beach police Detective Vivian Hernandez said.

"Thank you for your prayers, love and support. At the moment we would only like to say that Jojo is in the game. He is fighting just as expected. We would like to thank everyone for the continued support, love and prayers. We ask that you continue to pray and feed him positive energy."

Friends and former teammates of Nicolas' have been sharing their prayers on social media. One friend nicknamed "tuckthehuman" shared a photo of him and Nicolas just hours before the crash occurred.

Nicolas, who grew up in Homestead, played for Miami from 2007 to 2011 before being drafted by the New York Giants.

According to his Twitter account, the former Hurricanes safety had been celebrating his birthday at Mansion nightclub.

Hurricanes football coach Al Golden was seen at the hospital.

"During this extremely difficult time for JoJo and his family, our Miami family extends our prayers to them and our hope for his recovery," Golden said in a statement released by the school. "He is a big part of our U family and all of us are pulling for him."

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